Why Women Use 13,000 More Words a Day Than Men

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If you've ever wondered why it feels like you and your girlfriends are constantly chatting — but have no idea whether guys even talk when they're together (spoiler alert: They eat beef jerky, watch Entourage and grunt), researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered the reason why we're more inclined to talk (via Pandagon).

After studying a select group of ten-year-old boys and girls, it was found that females have 30 percent more Foxp2 — the "language protein" — in their brains. This aligns with the linguistic development of women, which is more rapid than that of men.